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? 6Y0? d -Mm UNITED STATES PATENT FFrcE.

ERNEST EDWARD LEIGH, OF HALIFAX, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF 'lO JOHN C. MAHON, OF SAME PLACE.

GAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,943, dated March 12, 1901.

Application filed February 15, 1900. Serial No. 5,346. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern: is designed to move the miniature horses or Beit known that I, ERNEST EDWARD LEIGH, other figures L L around the race-tracks with a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, and a varying speed in accordance with the rapidresident of Halifax, in the county of Halifax ity with which the keys are vibrated. For

5 and Province of Nova Scotia, Canada, have this purpose I employ the vibratory boards invented certain new and useful Improveor figure-carriers V V, which extend lengthmoms in Games; and I do declare the followwise below the race-slots and are connected ing to be a full, clear, and exact description to the end posts D by means ofapertures m of the invention, such as will enable others m, which loosely fit said posts in such a man- 10 skilled in the art to which it appertains to ner that the boards V V can easily move up make and use the same, reference being had and down. In order to prevent these boards to the accompanying drawings, and to letters from moving upward too much,the check-pins of reference marked thereon, which form a or stopsp p are provided in the posts. Each part of this specification. board V is supported at its ends on the outer 15 Figure l of the drawings is a plan view of ends of tipping levers S S, which are pivoted the invention, partly broken away. Fig. 2is near their adjacent ends on a pin 6. The a longitudinal section of the game apparatus. short arms 5 s of these levers are engaged by Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the game apparatus. the bottoms of the keys, and when either key Fig. 4 is a detail view of the carriage of one is depressed it actuates a lever S, which in 20 of the movable figures. turn throws, by means of its long arm, one

This invention has relation to means of end of the vibratory board upward. Alter- 7o amusement; and it consists in the novel connately the pressure on the other key of the set struction and combinations of parts constitutthrows up the other end of said board, while ing a game, the object of which is a competithe rising of the first key allows the end of 2 5 tion trial of finger dexterity and endurance. the board first raised to suddenly drop. This In this game the apparatus provided is a intermittent vibratory'action of these boards miniature race-course, with keys to be manipis designed to cause the small figures thereon ulated by the players to actuate the miniato progress around the track with such speed ture horses, yachts, bicycles, or other figures as the rapidity of manipulation of the keys 0 through suitable mechanism. shall impart.

In the accompanying drawings the letter A Instead of using the vibratory boards and designates the race-course or board, which in figures moving thereon the figures may be the construction illustrated has separate obattached to ratchet-chains engaging end pullong horizontal tracks B B, of endless charleys and operated by spring-pawls connected 5 acter, arranged side by side, said tracks being to the keys.

slots through a top board or plate C, which is In playing this game each competitor works supported by posts D, extending up from the one set of keys by such rapid vibratory action base E. of his fingers as he is able to accomplish and F represents the casing. in this manner causes the movement of his 40 G Gdesignate two sets of keys g, which are racing-figure. Persons who are accustomed formed somewhat after the style of pianotoplaying upon a piano will usually have keys and project laterally below the top board some advantage in the game, but not always. of the race-course, being pivoted to bearings The apparatus is not only designed as a intermediately, as indicated at H. The keys means of amusement, but also as a means of 45 g are provided with springs in, which are arexercise for the lingers, which is not without ranged to return the keys to their normal pobenefit. sition after they have been pressed down by Upon operation of the vibratory keys the the fingers. When the keys are operated by levers S S are raised at one end, the operation the fingers, they actuate mechanism which of a key at one side of the board raising or tipping the lever at the opposite side of the board, and vice versa. In this Way the vibratory boards V are raised at one end or the other, which causes the figures L to slide down upon said boards in the slots or tracks.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is

1. In a race-game apparatus, the combination with the two sets of vibratory keys, the movable figures, and the race-course board, of independent sets of intermittently-acting figure-moving mechanism engaged by said keys, substantially as specified.

2. In a race-game apparatus, the combination with a set of vibratory keys and the slotted race-course board, of the movable figures, and intermittently acting figure moving mechanism, operative through alternate engagement oi the keys of the set, substantially as specified.

3. In a race-game apparatus, sets of alternately-acting vibratory keys, movable figures, and independent sets of intermittently-acting figure-moving mechanism, substantially as specified.

4. In race-game apparatus, the combination with movable figures and sets of alternately-acting vibratory keys, of the slotted race course board, the figure carriers arranged to be tipped from opposite ends, and devices actuated by said keys and engaging said figure-carriers to tip the same, substantially as specified.

5. In race-game apparatus, the combination with aboard, having endless tracks of equal length, of figures adapted to move around" said tracks, and means for eifecting movement of a figure of each track independently consisting of tiltable figure-carriers, and vibratory keys arranged to tilt said carriers, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST EDWARD LEIGH.

Witnesses:

J OHN T. H. SHORT, F. E. ELLIOT. 

